Legislation authored by David Cain

Includes legislation with David Cain as the primary author for the 65th through 77th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

77th Regular Session
SB 8 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to discrimination in health care rates and reimbursement; providing administrative and civil penalties.
SB 106 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the possession, use, and delivery of certain controlled substances and volatile chemicals; providing penalties.
SB 109 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Kaufman County.
SB 130 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to character education in primary and secondary schools.
SB 197 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.
SB 364 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to the composition of the Commission on Uniform State Laws.
SB 406 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the preservation of rail facilities by the Texas Department of Transportation.
SB 407 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of a public entity to borrow funds from the state infrastructure bank.
SB 408 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the appointment of directors of regional tollway authorities.
SB 409 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation, including the power of eminent domain.
SB 569 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the use of certain revenue by, and other rights and responsibilities of, certain municipalities that have territory within the boundaries of certain airports.
SB 570 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the powers of certain transportation authorities and to the exercise of those powers.
SB 846 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to municipal payroll deductions.
SB 891 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to nonrepairable and salvage motor vehicles.
SB 973 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the hours worked during a week by police officers in certain municipalities.
SB 1096 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to economic incentives to attract horse racing events of national significance.
SB 1112 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Fannin County and the composition of the 6th and 336th judicial districts.
SB 1113 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to and the compensation of the county attorney of Rains County.
SB 1232 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the percent of alcohol sales allowed for certain holders of a food and beverage certificate issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
SB 1233 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the application of certain alcoholic beverage regulations to the holder of a food and beverage certificate.
SB 1234 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to private club alcoholic beverage accounts.
SB 1235 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to waiving the requirement of a bond for certain alcoholic beverage permit holders and licensees.
SB 1236 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the grace period on renewal of an alcoholic beverage license or permit.
SB 1300 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the practice of medicine without an annual registration permit.
SB 1301 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the compliance monitoring of physicians by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
SB 1302 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to municipal elections for the conveyance of certain park land.
SB 1359 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to the operations, powers, and duties of the State Preservation Board.
SB 1360 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 76th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
SB 1361 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to the Texas Department of Insurance, the business of insurance, and certain related businesses, including conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties.
SB 1362 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to the licensing and regulation of certain professions and business practices, including conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties.
SB 1363 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to statutory revision and statutory construction.
SB 1364 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to studies performed by, and information gathered and analyzed by, the legislative council.
SB 1484 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the authority of chiropractors to form certain professional associations.
SB 1531 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the period that an ignition interlock device must remain installed on the vehicle of a person placed on community supervision for certain intoxication offenses.
SB 1623 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to the sale of Woodlawn by the State Preservation Board.
SB 1624 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to a trust fund for the purpose of maintaining and preserving the Capitol, the General Land Office Building, their contents, and their grounds.
SB 1666 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the ineligibility of a delinquent child support obligor to receive state-funded or state-administered student financial assistance.
SB 1667 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to records retained for taxation purposes by alcoholic beverage permittees.
SB 1668 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to incentives under the Texas Racing Act for the Thoroughbred or Arabian horse breeding industry in this state.
SB 1669 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Relating to the application of statutes that classify political subdivisions according to population.
SB 1670 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Rockwall County.
SB 1720 Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption: Relating to the regulation of card-minding devices used to play bingo.
SB 1724 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of cruelty to animals and to the disposition of certain juveniles engaging in conduct constituting the offense.
SB 1725 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Fuel Cell Commercialization Initiative and the redirection of certain federal Oil Overcharge Restitution Funds.
SB 1726 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to employment contract requirements for certain public school teachers.
SB 1727 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to staff development provided by school districts.
SB 1728 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to payment sources for a school district's local share of debt service for which the district receives state assistance.
SB 1729 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to uses of the guaranteed yield component of the Foundation School Program, treatment of lease payments under the Public Property Finance Act, payment of lease contracts under the Local Government Code and the Education Code, and the permanent school fund guarantee under the Education Code.
SB 1730 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the small and mid-sized district adjustment under the public school finance system.
SB 1731 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the career and technology education programs of public schools.
SB 1732 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation of family home child care pilot programs for certain children under four years of age.
SB 1733 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to training for certain public school teachers and care givers in certain early childhood programs.
SB 1734 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to grants awarded by the commissioner of education to promote pre-reading instruction.
SB 1735 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to special education programs and the educational rights of minors with disabilities and other minors whose disabilities are removed for general purposes.
SB 1736 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the waiver of penalties and interest if an error of a taxing unit or appraisal district results in failure to pay an ad valorem tax.
SB 1737 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a property owner's right to inspect and copy records and information used to appraise the owner's property for ad valorem tax purposes.
SB 1738 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to standards for on-site sewage disposal systems.
SB 1739 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the regulation of health benefit plans.
SB 1740 Last Action: Reported favorably as amended
Caption: Relating to requirements for establishing a warehouseman's lien.
SB 1753 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to treatment of lease payments under the Public Property Finance Act.
SCR 4 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Authorizing a portrait of Governor George W. Bush to be placed in the Texas Capitol.
SCR 71 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring the members of the State Preservation Board housekeeping staff for their dedication and hard work.
SJR 8 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.
SR 7 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the charter inductees of the Texas Science Hall of Fame.
SR 31 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Convoy of Hope on the occasion of Convoy of Hope Day in Dallas.
SR 32 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Tosh Teague.
SR 85 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Trang Vuong of Tyler.
SR 93 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allen Richards.
SR 132 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Harold Lynn and Melva Jean Green of Greenville.
SR 133 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating William F. Lockridge.
SR 154 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2001, as Rockwall County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 162 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating A. B. and Nancy Marie Madewell of Commerce.
SR 169 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Nancy and Boots Bowman.
SR 170 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 6, 2001, as Balch Springs Day at the State Capitol.
SR 227 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating David and Doris Kerbow of Commerce.
SR 228 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jarad Lee Kent.
SR 317 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dorothy Moore.
SR 337 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mary Gossett of Forney.
SR 340 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas.
SR 341 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Julianne Smith Acevedo.
SR 356 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring March 7, 2001, as Hunt County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 357 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 13, 2001, as Van Zandt County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 358 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Dallas Assembly.
SR 367 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Brother Ronnie Daniell of Canton.
SR 399 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming the students in the Gifted and Talented Program at Wills Point Junior High School to the State Capitol.
SR 427 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Edwin Arnold Spacek of Quitman.
SR 435 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Margaret Puryear.
SR 440 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 19, 2001, as Kaufman County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 443 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the centennial celebration of the Mesquite Independent School District.
SR 490 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 27, 2001, as Wood County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 494 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 19, 2001, as Doris Hamblen Day at the State Capitol.
SR 495 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Forney High School Jackrabbits.
SR 506 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Shannon and Santos Trejo on the birth of their daughter, Soleil Aluiso Trejo.
SR 507 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating J. D. Boze, Tony Grigsby, Geneva Mouser, and Alex Mouser, all of Waxahachie.
SR 508 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Perry Giles.
SR 509 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating David Alton Hudgins of Waxahachie.
SR 510 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Harold Johnson.
SR 536 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Winnsboro High School girls basketball team.
SR 537 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ron Rutledge.
SR 538 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Morgan Kent Sutton of Grand Prairie.
SR 539 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating MacPhelan Reese of Bonham.
SR 551 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jeff Curtis of Rockwall.
SR 552 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating J. David Beasley.
SR 554 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Senior Citizens Foundation of Dallas.
SR 583 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Incorporated.
SR 624 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 10, 2001, as Fannin County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 638 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Peggy and Joseph Matej of Quinlan.
SR 639 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mildred E. and Billy H. Fannin of Greenville.
SR 640 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jessie Mae and Weldon D. Kohn of Caddo Mills.
SR 655 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jacqueline Orr of Dallas.
SR 661 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Garnet Patterson of Waxahachie.
SR 695 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Morgan Brandenburg.
SR 696 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Katie Godinich.
SR 697 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ann Wheeler.
SR 698 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Brittany Graves.
SR 699 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Leah Butler.
SR 700 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Joseph Krieg.
SR 701 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Zachary Freeman.
SR 702 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Teri Nipp.
SR 703 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Michael Koch.
SR 704 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Klinton Bicknell.
SR 705 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Justin Henry.
SR 706 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Matt Ptacek.
SR 707 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Robert Garmon.
SR 708 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Philip Stringer.
SR 709 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Josh Tiller.
SR 710 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Brent Kelley.
SR 711 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Brock Different.
SR 712 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ross Bland.
SR 713 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jason Ulsh.
SR 714 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating James Draper.
SR 715 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Craig Lumsden.
SR 716 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Matthew Hensley.
SR 717 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jaime Hudspeth.
SR 718 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Katie Price.
SR 719 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Amber Alderman.
SR 720 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Amanda George.
SR 721 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Michelle Johnson.
SR 733 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating John David Lewis II of Terrell.
SR 757 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Rodman Ricketts of Lindale.
SR 758 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Crime Victim's Council of Hunt County.
SR 760 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Nina and Wes Palmer of Greenville.
SR 761 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mary and Bob Goad of Greenville.
SR 796 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ray Lovelace of Bonham.
SR 806 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Crystal Mori of Rockwall.
SR 807 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jessica Parsley of Greenville.
SR 808 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Susan Naizer of Commerce.
SR 809 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Rachel Molberg of Dallas.
SR 810 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ashley Sheahan of Dallas.
SR 811 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Amy Scott of Dallas.
SR 812 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Kristin Warren of Tyler.
SR 813 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating James R. Thompson.
SR 825 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of the Honorable Bob Bullock, the Honorable Wayne Connally, the Honorable William S. Fly, the Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez, the Honorable D. Roy Harrington, the Honorable Gregory Luna, the Honorable Oscar H. Mauzy, the Honorable Bill Moore, the Honorable Frank Owen III, and the Honorable W. A. Shofner.
SR 847 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Vince Leibowitz.
SR 882 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Institute.
SR 886 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating William T. Solomon of Dallas.
SR 889 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Elza Lewis Higbie, Jr., of Conroe.
SR 890 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Sanyei Bynum.
SR 891 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Katrina Long.
SR 1007 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jonathan Braun of Rockwall.
SR 1008 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Melissa Voss of Terrell.
SR 1009 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Kristi Michels of Wills Point.
SR 1052 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Stacy Lynn Boggs.
SR 1053 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Honey Grove Nursing Center.
SR 1074 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Joshua Scott Cantrell.
SR 1075 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Laura Vinson.
SR 1076 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Edwin Carter.
SR 1078 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Steven Marcos Salgado of Eagle Pass.
SR 1089 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the members of the Bishop Thomas K. Gorman High School girls track team.
SR 1104 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating James Larry Tucker of Leonard.
SR 1105 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Loretta H. Kibler of Commerce.
SR 1123 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Roy E. Pitts of Star Harbor.
SR 1173 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Raymond Greer of Mabank.
SR 1230 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2061.
SR 1245 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 409.
SR 1246 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2061.
76th Regular Session
SB 173 Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in Tyler.
SB 195 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Wood County and the composition of the 114th and 294th judicial districts.
SB 310 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the regulation of occupational therapists; providing for administrative penalties.
SB 379 Last Action: Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to eligibility to serve on an appraisal review board.
SB 518 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to licensing requirements for the operation of certain farm vehicles and trailers on the highways.
SB 520 Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to discharge of a lien on a motor vehicle.
SB 521 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain functions of the comptroller of public accounts involving ad valorem taxation.
SB 522 Last Action: Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to insurance coverage on certain rented property.
SB 523 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to property tax exemptions for charitable organizations.
SB 537 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to agreements by and the authority of regional tollway authorities.
SB 568 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to municipal payroll deductions.
SB 629 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to alternative dispute resolution proceedings of governmental bodies.
SB 659 Last Action: Referred to Corrections
Caption: Relating to authorizing certain state agencies and state employees to participate in charitable activities.
SB 660 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to conditions of community supervision, parole, and mandatory supervision for certain violent offenders.
SB 661 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the composition of the Commission on Uniform State Laws.
SB 693 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to public notice of ad valorem tax information and to public hearings on proposed ad valorem tax rates.
SB 694 Last Action: Effective on 1/1/00
Caption: Relating to the written notice of the appraised value of property for ad valorem tax purposes delivered by a chief appraiser to the property owner.
SB 833 Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate public nuisances.
SB 834 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to including memorial signs in the Adopt-a-Highway program.
SB 849 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the responsibilities of the district attorney for the 8th Judicial District and the county attorney of Rains County.
SB 868 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the treatment of the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead in the determination of school district property values by the comptroller of public accounts.
SB 869 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the treatment of property appraised by more than one appraisal district in the determination of school district property values by the comptroller of public accounts.
SB 870 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the right of parents to information concerning special education.
SB 997 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to fees for certain veteran special license plates.
SB 1098 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to crew requirements for railroads.
SB 1099 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to excavation operations of employees of the Texas Department of Transportation.
SB 1100 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the use of controlled substances to facilitate the commission of certain offenses; providing penalties.
SB 1101 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the use of competitive bidding by an airport governed by a joint board.
SB 1102 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the permissible concentration of alcohol in certain beverages sold or held by persons permitted to sell such beverages.
SB 1103 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to requiring an on-site, full-time manager at certain apartment complexes.
SB 1201 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to usury and the regulation of lenders.
SB 1202 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the application of the sales tax to certain eating utensils.
SB 1203 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to remedies for unequal appraisals of property by an appraisal district.
SB 1204 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the elements of and damages for trespass relating to billboards or other outdoor advertising.
SB 1205 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to allowing certain political subdivisions to change the date of the general election for officers.
SB 1206 Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to examinations accepted or administered for licensure of physicians.
SB 1207 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99
Caption: Relating to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and the licensure of physicians; appropriating fees and providing penalties.
SB 1208 Last Action: Referred to Health Services
Caption: Relating to the licensing of outpatient hospital facilities.
SB 1209 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to communication in an electronic format between a property owner and a chief appraiser of an appraisal district for the purpose of ad valorem taxation.
SB 1210 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the limitation of school district ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an elderly person.
SB 1211 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to school district compliance with special education laws.
SB 1250 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority and duties of the Texas Motor Vehicle Board.
SB 1459 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the abolishment of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the transfer of its powers and duties to the Railroad Commission of Texas.
SB 1460 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the rendition of personal property for ad valorem tax purposes and to protests and appeals of ad valorem tax appraisals.
SB 1461 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the calculation of a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation and the limitation of school taxes on the homestead of an elderly person if the owner of the homestead qualifies for the exemption or limitation after the beginning of a tax year.
SB 1462 Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property held or used for the production of income.
SB 1463 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the duty of the transferee of a mortgage on real property to file a transfer of lien with the county clerk within a certain period; providing a penalty.
SB 1464 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the appraisal of furniture, fixtures, and equipment for ad valorem tax purposes.
SB 1465 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the duty of a mortgagee of real property to release a mortgage and to file a release of lien within a certain period; providing a penalty.
SB 1466 Last Action: Referred to s/c on Tech & Business by Pres.
Caption: Relating to immunity from liability of members of the board of directors of a public facility corporation.
SB 1479 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the qualification of a foreign personal representative of an estate involved in a wrongful death or survival action.
SB 1480 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the sharing of revenue among a municipality and other municipalities that jointly operate an airport in the territory of the municipality.
SB 1518 Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the collection of a filing fee by certain statutory probate courts and to the annual salary supplement paid by the state to certain statutory probate court judges.
SB 1519 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to alcohol sales or service by certain permittees.
SB 1598 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to nonrepairable and salvage motor vehicles.
SB 1599 Last Action: Referred to s/c on Infrastructure by Pres.
Caption: Relating to competitive bidding by certain mass transit authorities.
SB 1616 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to compensation and preparation of public school teachers and the financing thereof.
SB 1617 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to educational technology.
SB 1618 Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the standardization of credentialing of physicians.
SB 1619 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the substitution of and equivalency for the single currency of the European Union in certain contracts, securities, and instruments.
SB 1647 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation.
SB 1648 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the issuance of permits for the operation of certain vehicles that exceed maximum allowable weight limitations; providing criminal penalties.
SB 1756 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Rockwall County.
SB 1757 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the regulation of private child support collectors.
SB 1842 Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption: Relating to the regulation of pari-mutuel racing.
SB 1863 Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to voir dire requirements in civil actions.
SCR 27 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring Major General and Mrs. Billie Gene Hollowell on the special occasion of their marriage.
SCR 46 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Declaring March 9, 1999, as International Adopt-a-Highway Day in the State of Texas.
SCR 70 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Declaring April 28, 1999, as Wood County Day.
SJR 24 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for submitting certain legislation to the voters for their approval.
SJR 31 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing Rockwall County to be divided into two to six precincts for justices of the peace and constables.
SJR 36 Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize an exemption or other relief from ad valorem taxation for commercial tangible personal property if the property is voluntarily rendered for taxation.
SR 18 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Anne S. Wynne of Austin.
SR 19 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Steven Chad Frick of Chandler.
SR 26 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Cogratulating Rosetta Dorsey Stewart of Whitehouse.
SR 27 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Roy and Randa Hance.
SR 95 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dorothy and Charles Adams of Italy, Texas.
SR 96 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Nancy and Fred L. Bates of Ennis.
SR 116 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Frances Hamman Stiles and Jack L. Stiles of Smith County.
SR 142 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Waxahachie High School of Waxahachie.
SR 143 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ennis High School of Ennis.
SR 144 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hawkins.
SR 145 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dorothy and William H. Lambert.
SR 151 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Emma Lou and Howell Lee Couch of Kaufman.
SR 152 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming the residents of Rockwall County to the State Capitol on February 16, 1999, to celebrate Rockwall County Day.
SR 158 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Associated General Contractors of Texas.
SR 172 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Troy and Dorothy Meeks of Greenville.
SR 173 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Della and Cass Nation of Greenville.
SR 209 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Sarah Kegerreis of Terrell.
SR 213 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Harold Ray and Peggy Pearl Reno of Dallas.
SR 216 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Linda F. and William E. Patterson of Dallas.
SR 223 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating former Texas State Representative Keith Oakley of Terrell.
SR 273 Last Action: Again read
Caption: Congratulating the Dallas Assembly.
SR 281 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston.
SR 282 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Barbara R. Hatton.
SR 283 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Cynthia Cooper of the Houston Comets.
SR 284 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Texas College in Tyler on hosting "Women Changing the World."
SR 305 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Deryl McKissack of Washington, D.C.
SR 316 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Katherine and Thomas Earl Rainbolt of Waxahachie.
SR 317 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Alton A. and Blanche Broyles of Rockwall.
SR 318 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Robin Gattis, Betty Martinez, and their students at Seagoville Elementary School.
SR 336 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Travis Richards of Terrell.
SR 337 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ben and Velma Tonick of Dallas.
SR 344 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating HomeBank in Seagoville and East Dallas.
SR 345 Last Action: Again read
Caption: Declaring March 10, 1999, Hunt County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 346 Last Action: Again read
Caption: Celebrating Fannin County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 349 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Johnathan Colby McMahon of Rockwall.
SR 371 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Proclaiming April 10, 1999, as Audie Murphy Day in the State of Texas.
SR 372 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating former Representative Pete Patterson of Paris, Texas.
SR 383 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Southern Floral Company in Houston, Austin, Corpus Christi, and Dallas.
SR 395 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Winnsboro High School Lady Raiders basketball team.
SR 396 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring March 15, 1999, Kaufman County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 397 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring March 16, 1999, as Van Zandt County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 412 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Glover C. Tunnell of Tyler.
SR 413 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Bradley Dale Walker of Kaufman.
SR 435 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating James O. Daughtry of Tyler.
SR 436 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Marty Walker of Dallas.
SR 438 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Winnsboro High School Lady Raiders basketball team.
SR 440 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Robert H. Dedman.
SR 446 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mary Jane and Henry W. Odlozil.
SR 447 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mary Evelyn and Leonard Mull of Dallas.
SR 465 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mark D. Hammond of Rowlett.
SR 466 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Turn Around Texas drugfighters.
SR 478 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Wesley Neukam of Rowlett.
SR 479 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Marianna Purcell and Derek Anthony Horton.
SR 480 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Nathan Jones of Rowlett.
SR 485 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Representative Jim Pitts of Waxahachie.
SR 498 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Savoy Elementary School in Savoy.
SR 521 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Savoy High School in Savoy.
SR 531 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ridgell of the Dallas area.
SR 545 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dorothy Masterson of Dallas.
SR 546 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jerry L. Selby.
SR 553 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Stefanie Zapletal of Ennis.
SR 554 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Kaufman.
SR 571 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Tom Ellis of Paris, Texas.
SR 601 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Celia Scott Boswell of Mineola.
SR 602 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Gerald Peden of Terrell.
SR 650 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Lora Myneta Bell of Greenville.
SR 674 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman.
SR 675 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Hattie and Miguel Pompa of Campbell.
SR 694 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Donnie Laverne and Jasper Harold Sikes of Greenville.
SR 695 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating members of the Kaufman High School chapter of the Distributive Education Club of America.
SR 696 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Benjamin Gilbert.
SR 697 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Norman Leslie Smith of Dallas.
SR 726 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of victims of violent crime in Smith County.
SR 756 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Kristin Middleton of Dallas.
SR 757 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jeremy Ament of Balch Springs.
SR 786 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Joe Burks of the Tyler area.
SR 793 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Celebrating the new historical marker in Quinlan dedicated to Governor Oran Milo Roberts.
SR 794 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Billie and Richard Sumrow of Greenville.
SR 795 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Emily Fabbri Looney of Emory.
SR 874 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Lillie Kimble of Brownwood.
SR 875 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ethel Warren Calloway of Tyler.
SR 876 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of the life of Bill Eugene Smelley of Quinlan.
SR 877 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of the life of Tom Ellis White of Wolfe City.
SR 878 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of the life of John L. Southall of Greenville.
SR 879 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of the life of Richard Emmett Shipp of Hunt County.
SR 890 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Willie Lee Campbell Glass.
SR 891 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Third Annual County Wide Law Officers Memorial Service in Wolfe City.
SR 924 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of the life of Rayburn L. Shipp of Hunt County.
SR 943 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Shayne Staley of Dallas.
SR 944 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Matthew Roland Williams.
SR 945 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Alma and Bud Duncan.
SR 958 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Matthew Hogan of Tyler.
SR 959 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Pat and Orvil Jones of Kaufman.
SR 985 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Angelina Eldora Dominguez.
SR 994 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating W. Carl McEachern of Bonham.
SR 1017 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Austin Waddle of Rockwall.
SR 1026 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Edgar S. and Mary S. Branson of Dallas.
SR 1052 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S. B. 1207.
SR 1056 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Dennie.
SR 1057 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Byron Andrew Campbell.
SR 1079 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ricardo Labrador.
SR 1080 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Philip Newman of Tyler.
SR 1081 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Bobbye Rae Hill of Tyler.
SR 1128 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jack and Wanda Caywood of Greenville.
SR 1129 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ryan Arnold of Waxahachie.
SR 1130 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating James and Mary Shepherd of Ennis.
75th Regular Session
SB 10 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to adopt and enforce a fire code.
SB 33 Last Action: Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to procedures to issue rental car companies limited licenses as insurance agents.
SB 108 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to conditions of community supervision, parole, and mandatory supervision for certain violent offenders.
SB 141 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the power of a county to seize and sell abandoned real property for delinquent ad valorem taxes.
SB 383 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of preferred provider benefit plans.
SB 420 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.
SB 421 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the assignment of certain former district judges as visiting judges.
SB 422 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the licensure of a hospital with multiple premises under a single license and the provision of certain services by licensed hospitals.
SB 472 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to powers of certain regional transportation authorities.
SB 496 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to municipal and county consent for the placement of a correctional or rehabilitation facility in close proximity to a residential zoning area, private residence, school, park, or recreation area or to a church, synagogue, or other house of worship.
SB 531 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to certain officers' duties for driver's license suspension.
SB 658 Last Action: Point of order sustained
Caption: Relating to the creation and dissolution of county development districts in certain counties.
SB 695 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers.
SB 734 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the contractual options available to the purchaser of a motor vehicle under a retail installment agreement.
SB 822 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Smith County.
SB 823 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to payroll deductions in certain municipalities.
SB 824 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the statutory county courts of Smith County.
SB 841 Last Action: Effective on 1/1/98
Caption: Relating to ad valorem taxation.
SB 867 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to residential construction liability.
SB 868 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to energy savings projects for local governments.
SB 911 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the protection of a trustee from liability under certain circumstances.
SB 912 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97
Caption: Relating to trusts for certain minors or incapacitated persons.
SB 922 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to an exemption from regulation under the Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act for certain peace officers.
SB 993 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the election of the office of precinct chair of a political party.
SB 1002 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of a temporary charitable auction permit; providing a penalty.
SB 1146 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the licensing of franchised dealers engaged in the leasing of motor vehicles.
SB 1187 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to a municipal drainage utility system.
SB 1264 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to certain nonprofit hospitals that provide health or long-term care providing a penalty.
SB 1281 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to excavation operations that may damage underground facilities and providing civil penalties.
SB 1290 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the authority of an insurance agent to sell insurance covering a vehicle that is security for a sale or lease contract.
SB 1291 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97
Caption: Relating to permitting policyholder dividends for multiple lines of insurance.
SB 1292 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the licensing of agents for the sale of credit insurance.
SB 1293 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the approval and use of certain life, health, and accident insurance policy forms.
SB 1294 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to telecommunication service certificates issued by the Public Utility Commission and consents, franchises, and permits for access to public rights-of-way for telecommunication purposes issued by municipalities.
SB 1295 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to licensure of certain international medical students who have successfully completed a Fifth Pathway Program.
SB 1296 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle size.
SB 1297 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to disciplinary procedures and peer review for certain medical practitioners; providing administrative penalties.
SB 1548 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to vehicle or motor vehicle equipment requirements.
SB 1549 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to a signal indicating the approach of a train.
SB 1550 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the regulation and maintenance of county roads.
SB 1551 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to furnishing certain information necessary for preparing county budgets.
SB 1552 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to county requisition orders.
SB 1565 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the qualifications and compensation of persons performing examinations of insurance organizations.
SB 1566 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to licensing regulations for physician assistants and acupuncturists; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 1640 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to transferring the school tax freeze on homesteads of the elderly.
SB 1641 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the limitation on county and municipal ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an elderly person.
SB 1642 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to applications for ad valorem tax exemptions and penalties for making certain erroneous exemption claims.
SB 1643 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the requirement that a chief appraiser include with a notice of the appraised value of a taxpayer's property a detailed explanation of the taxpayer's right to protest the appraised value of that property.
SB 1644 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the determination of the market value of property for purposes of appraisal of property for ad valorem taxation.
SB 1645 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to limitations on the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
SB 1646 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the election of the board of directors of an appraisal district.
SB 1647 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to administrative and judicial review of property tax determinations.
SB 1648 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to recoupment of certain professional liability discounts in lieu of reimbursement under Chapter 110, Civil Practices and Remedies Code; and declaring an emergency.
SB 1649 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to usury and the regulation of lenders.
SB 1650 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the licensing of insurance agents.
SB 1651 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to improving access to health care for the citizens of Texas by providing for the reimbursement and use of particular health care practitioners who are licensed by the state to provide certain services.
SB 1690 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for claims against licensed interior designers.
SB 1691 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to authorizing state agencies and state employees to participate in charitable activities.
SB 1699 Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Caption: Relating to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and the licensure of physicians; providing penalties.
SB 1767 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to real property sold for taxes.
SB 1768 Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the abolition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas amd to the transfer of its powers and duties to the Railroad Commission of Texas.
SB 1786 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to project contract claims against a unit of state government.
SB 1787 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97
Caption: Relating to the restricted sale of wine for off-premises consumption by the holder of a winery permit in certain areas.
SB 1788 Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to exempting peace officers disabled in the line of duty from tuition and fees charged by a public institution of higher education.
SB 1818 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Smith County.
SB 1831 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to requirements of sanitary facilities on certain premises and cleanliness of certain employees.
SB 1911 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to interstate natural gas pipeline facilities.
SB 1912 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline facilities.
SB 1936 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the composition of the Rockwall County Juvenile Board.
SCR 67 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Congratulating the town of Ferris, Texas, on its selection as a Texas Main Street City.
SCR 70 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring The Bartley-Woods School in Fannin County.
SCR 72 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing the Wesley Chapel Cemetery as it receives an Official Texas Historical Marker.
SCR 80 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing the exceptional accomplishments of the Texas Highway Department and Texas Department of Transportation.
SCR 89 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending the Creagleville Historical Marker Association.
SJR 8 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for submitting certain legislation to the voters for their approval.
SJR 42 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appraisal of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
SJR 43 Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for limitations on increases in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation and for the transfer to a different residence homestead of the school property tax freeze on residence homesteads of the elderly and their spouses.
SJR 44 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit county and municipal ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an elderly person.
SR 21 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chambers of Royse City.
SR 22 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ralph and Helen Gibson of Kingston.
SR 23 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Reuben and Betty Hagler of Kaufman.
SR 24 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Clyde and Vera Mae Hall of Honey Grove.
SR 25 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Freeman and Hellen Pearson.
SR 26 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Tiny Ruth and J. H. "Buddy" Nix, Jr., of Greenville.
SR 27 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Eric Robinson of Greenville.
SR 28 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating David Peron of Greenville.
SR 30 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating LaVelle and Clyde Terry, Jr., of Greenville.
SR 31 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Garland and Faye Rozell.
SR 32 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Fannin County Judge Jimmy Doyle.
SR 43 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Nelda and Jack Turner of Greenville.
SR 44 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Hollis and Lois Tapp of Greenville.
SR 45 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Dan Shull of Lindale.
SR 60 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Matt Robinson of Terrell.
SR 61 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Betty C. Dunbar of Pampa.
SR 62 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Representative Delwin L. Jones of Lubbock.
SR 63 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Don Legg of Kemp.
SR 73 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Kevin Lamar White of Terrell.
SR 105 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating John Robert and Neva Lenora Jackson of Terrell.
SR 106 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Edward and Billie Harden of Wills Point.
SR 107 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Joe and Ilene Rodgers of Trenton.
SR 108 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Billy Bob and Billie Jean Waddle of Campbell.
SR 109 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating R.G. and Kathrine Weatherly of Greenville.
SR 110 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ernest and Imogene Jones of Dallas.
SR 141 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Waylon Nelson.
SR 142 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Linda Defoore Roberts of Waxahachie.
SR 143 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Buckmeyer of Dallas.
SR 144 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Bonnie and Tommy Johnston.
SR 181 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Leadership Waxahachie.
SR 194 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 25, 1997, as Ellis County Day at the Capitol.
SR 199 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 19, 1997, as Rockwall County Day at the Texas State Capitol.
SR 200 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ebbie J. and Elsie Andrews of Martins Mill.
SR 204 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 19 and 20, 1997, as Turn Around Texas Days at the Texas State Capitol.
SR 205 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Reba Frances and James Elliott Wester.
SR 227 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating John Seibert of East Dallas.
SR 244 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming teachers and students from Palmer High School to the State Capitol.
SR 257 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Willie Lee Campbell Glass of Tyler.
SR 258 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating David Dean of Terrell.
SR 259 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Matt Whitt of Terrell.
SR 268 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming members of the 1996-1997 Leadership Rockwall Student Body to the Capitol.
SR 272 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Crandall Volunteer Fire Department.
SR 273 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the First United Methodist Church of Trenton, Texas.
SR 274 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mary Eleanor and Max Herbert Ludwig of Ennis.
SR 275 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dorothy B. and A. M. McAdams.
SR 276 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Martha Lee and Robert Dobbs of Palmer.
SR 277 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Tip and Pat Riley of Ferris.
SR 293 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Juan D. Nichols of Wood County.
SR 294 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 18, 1997, as Seagoville Day at the Capitol.
SR 333 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Confederate Rose Chapter 2548 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
SR 340 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Scott Miller of Rockwall.
SR 345 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 17, 1997, as Kaufman County Day at the Capitol.
SR 351 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Seagoville Suburbia News on its 25th anniversary.
SR 375 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 25, 1997, as Hunt County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 376 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating William and Kate Coe of Fourney.
SR 377 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Emberson Eugene and Ruthie Nora Pendergraft of Dallas.
SR 378 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Freida and Neubron Bruner of Nash.
SR 379 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Horace and Doris Bratcher of Waxahachie.
SR 429 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Joyce and Marland G. Adams of Waxahachie.
SR 430 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the coaches and players of Italy High School.
SR 484 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating David Andrew Poe of Kaufman.
SR 485 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Birdie and Frank Jackson of Italy, Texas.
SR 486 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating M. E. and Loraine Williams of Mineola.
SR 499 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Alfred and Barbara Schnieders.
SR 544 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Iris A. and Jim H. Mathews.
SR 545 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 22, 1997, as Van Zandt County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 568 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Gilbert Turrieta of Austin.
SR 594 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mae Gilbert.
SR 595 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Scott Evan Miller of Rockwall.
SR 667 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating William and Marie Wilcott.
SR 668 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Adean and Robert Glover of Terrell.
SR 669 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Thelma and Nolan Jones of Hereford.
SR 670 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jimmy and Jean Adcock.
SR 671 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Kenneth and Wilma Ruth Tucker.
SR 672 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Doris and R. C. Phillips of Reagor Springs.
SR 673 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Lola and Moss Hatchel of Kaufman.
SR 674 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Nell and W. R. "Roland" Taylor of Lavon.
SR 675 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating E. James Bowles of Dallas.
SR 676 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Leo L. Baker of Dallas.
SR 677 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Crystal Conner of Mabank.
SR 678 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Lila and David Sutherland of Fannin County.
SR 679 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Joyce and Joe Bono of Bonham.
SR 680 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Ford of Kemp.
SR 681 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Imogene and Wayne Poe of Scurry.
SR 682 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Enos and Jessie Hooten of Point.
SR 683 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Oscar and Thelma Lewis of Kaufman.
SR 684 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Evelyn and Joe Holt.
SR 712 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of the Mill Creek Homeownwers Association in Dallas.
SR 713 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Albert W. Vaughn of Greenville.
SR 763 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating LaHoma Caldwell Clanton and Harris Clanton of Quitman.
SR 764 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Joan Reid Stidham and Marlin Stidham of Kaufman.
SR 765 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Jo Sulak Wesley, First Lady of Ennis 1997.
SR 773 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Stacy Lynn Boggs of Emory.
SR 774 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jason Thomas Hodges of Tyler.
SR 783 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Britt Luneborg of Dallas.
SR 784 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Kykenjeula Johnson of Tyler.
SR 815 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the citizens of Greenville.
SR 816 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Extending best wishes to the City of Bonham.
SR 848 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Taryn Freeze of Forney.
SR 883 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tanner of Ivanhoe.
SR 885 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Evelyn and Johnnie Henderson of Forney.
SR 886 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Annie Liza and Marvin Garren of Mesquite.
SR 887 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Onnie and J.F. Kirkman of Quinlan.
SR 888 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Parnell and Elouise Sain of Scurry.
SR 889 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Milan Hodek of Quinlan.
SR 900 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Congressman Ralph Moody Hall of Rockwall.
SR 901 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Virginia Mae and Dorsey Gene Erwin of Campbell.
SR 902 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Helen Annette and James Marvin Lovell of Terrell.
SR 903 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Frances and Roy Hawkins of Commerce.
SR 904 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Bills of Savoy.
SR 905 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Norma and Robert Mitchell of Greenville.
SR 925 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ann and Wayne Perkins of Mesquite.
SR 958 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Charles G. Hartshorne of Austin.
SR 959 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating David Roberts of Mineola.
74th Regular Session
SB 226 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to exempting certain property owners from certain requirements relating to abandoned or inactive pits.
SB 259 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the authority of a school district to permit certain persons to perform services for the district in lieu of paying ad valorem taxes owed to the district.
SB 328 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the offense of aggravated assault and to the penalties associated with that offense.
SB 403 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the occupation tax imposed on attorneys.
SB 486 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age before the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.
SB 500 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of a game of chance to be known as instant bingo.
SB 501 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a recreational facility fee at The University of Texas at Dallas.
SB 557 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the rate of state contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
SB 611 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to certain criteria for enforceability of an indemnification agreement or release agreement.
SB 620 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to employment of county residents at Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities.
SB 638 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Rockwall County and to the composition of the 354th judicial district.
SB 661 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to transaction fees for the use of an electronic terminal connected to a shared electronic network.
SB 685 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to annexation by general-law municipalities.
SB 686 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the administration of the alcoholic beverage tax stamp program.
SB 687 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.
SB 688 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement.
SB 690 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to benefits payable by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
SB 714 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to national fraternal organizations exempt from certain requirements of the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
SB 732 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the protection of certain retail apparel merchants; creating a cause of action and providing injunctive and other relief.
SB 735 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to restitution requirements for a juvenile or a parent, custodian, or guardian of a juvenile; and creating a victim-offender mediation program in the juvenile justice system.
SB 744 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to guaranteed energy savings projects for local governments and certain retail utility fees.
SB 745 Last Action: Laid on table subject to call in committee
Caption: Relating to preservation of historic properties by certain municipalities.
SB 812 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the application of the motor vehicle sales tax in a transaction involving the lease of a motor vehicle.
SB 876 Last Action: Motion withdrawn
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to implement a photographic traffic-control system or a photographic preferential traffic lane enforcement system; providing for imposition of civil penalties.
SB 898 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the screening program for abnormal spinal curvature.
SB 919 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to reporting of stolen vehicles.
SB 921 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain persons engaged in the business of motor vehicle leasing.
SB 971 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to transportation, including conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties.
SB 1003 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the possession or consumption of an alcoholic beverage on the premises of a sexually oriented business that does not have an alcoholic beverage permit or license; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 1004 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority of a governmental entity to regulate the location of a private club.
SB 1005 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of certain permits allowing food and beverage establishments to sell and serve alcoholic beverages; providing penalties.
SB 1034 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the issuance of titles to certain motor vehicles.
SB 1035 Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain persons dealing in salvage vehicles and parts; providing criminal penalties.
SB 1091 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Ellis County.
SB 1092 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to the treatment for tax purposes of property held and used for a public purpose under an interlocal contract between political subdivisions.
SB 1124 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the compilation and use of information pertaining to criminal combinations; providing a penalty.
SB 1139 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation and of persons under the board's authority; providing penalties.
SB 1296 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the notice of a proposed rule requirement in the Administrative Procedure Act.
SB 1297 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the issuance of bonds by East Texas State University.
SB 1298 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the transfer of the Baylor College of Dentistry to The Texas A&M University System and the transfer of Texas A&M International University from The Texas A&M University System to The University of Texas System.
SB 1299 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to abolition of the board of regents of East Texas State University and the transfer of the institutions under that board to The Texas A&M University System.
SB 1300 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the use of unclaimed money of a local telephone exchange company to fund rural scholarships.
SB 1301 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95
Caption: Relating to physician licensing, including the notice and late fee requirements for the annual registration of physician licenses, the temporary licensure of certain out-of-state physicians, and the licensure of certain international medical graduates.
SB 1302 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of physician assistants; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 1303 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the practice of medicine, including the rehabilitation of impaired physicians and the unlicensed practice of medicine; providing a penalty.
SB 1307 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: To prohibit pyramid promotional schemes and to provide a penalty for promotion and participation in such schemes.
SB 1308 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to telephone solicitations.
SB 1309 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the definition and regulation of Bingo.
SB 1310 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the payment of wages through electronic funds transfer.
SB 1311 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of telemarketing fraud and to the granting of concurrent jurisdiction to the attorney general to prosecute telemarketing fraud offenses.
SB 1360 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the operation and management of the Texas Turnpike Authority; providing penalties.
SB 1428 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to abolishing certain state governmental entities.
SB 1429 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the charging of interest under certain agreements.
SB 1433 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the regulation of small telecommunications utilities and telephone cooperative corporations.
SB 1434 Last Action: Tagged in committee
Caption: Relating to collection of insurance data.
SB 1512 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the implementation of an automated highway-railroad grade crossing enforcement system demonstration project.
SB 1513 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to certain special stops required of motor vehicles at railroad crossings; creating offenses and providing penalties.
SB 1514 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of the services of licensed psychological associates in health insurance coverage.
SB 1568 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the imposition of a bond approval fee in a criminal case.
SB 1569 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Upper Sabine Valley Solid Waste Management District over solid waste disposal facilities within its boundaries.
SB 1609 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to restrictive covenants applicable to certain real estate subdivisions.
SB 1662 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the restricted sale of wine for off-premises consumption by the holder of a winery permit in certain dry areas.
SCR 36 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Praising Officers Tim Talley and Ryan Estes for their bravery during a difficult and dangerous situation.
SCR 40 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating Wills Point as the Bluebird Capital of Texas.
SCR 54 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Congratulating the John Tyler High School football team for winning the 5A Division Championship.
SCR 73 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating the City of Hawkins as the Pancake Capital of Texas.
SCR 88 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Expressing support for the study and evaluation of an integrated treatment approach for persons with a co-occurring substance addiction and mental illness.
SCR 91 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Urging Congress to enact H.R. 842, the "Truth in Budgeting Act."
SCR 151 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Declaring May 11, 1995, as Wood County Day at the State Capitol.
SCR 164 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Declaring Rains County the Eagle Capitol of Texas.
SCR 169 Last Action: Received from the Senate
Caption: Recalling HB 466 from the House.
SJR 54 Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for submitting certain legislation to the voters for their approval.
SJR 57 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election.
SR 56 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Lindale Independent School District on the opening of its new high school.
SR 89 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the quick and valiant actions of James Cook from Wills Point Middle School in helping a family escape from a fire.
SR 113 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alsobrook of Scroggins on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 114 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Coy Fraiser of Royse City on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 115 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Brandon of Quitman on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 116 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Bowser on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 117 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Holman of Point on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 118 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martinek on the occasion of their 67th wedding anniversary.
SR 119 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Brownlow of Wills Point on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 136 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Lowell Newman on being named a "Texas Farm Bureau Pioneer" for 1994.
SR 137 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Reverend and Mrs. Clem Sullivan of Quitman on the occasion of their 71st wedding anniversary.
SR 138 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rabb on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 139 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. James Tarver on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 140 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Thorp on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary.
SR 177 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr .and Mrs. H. H. "Bud" Willmon of Grand Saline on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 261 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Barbara Venton Montgomery.
SR 286 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Dr. Willie Lee Glass for her contributions in education to African-Americans and her selection as a Living Legend in Education.
SR 287 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring John P. Jones for his life of service and selection as a Living Legend in Education.
SR 288 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Leon Reeves of Odessa on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 313 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Tawater of Canton on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 314 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Truman Davis on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 315 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stout of Canton on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 316 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Gathan Presswood on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary.
SR 317 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Leonard C. Robinson on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 318 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. John Bruce Langford of Wills Point on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 319 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gaston of Edgewood on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 320 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schweder, Sr., of Wills Point on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 352 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ted E. Jones on the occasion of their 65th wedding anniversary.
SR 353 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Designating March 7, 1995, as Seagoville Day at the Capitol.
SR 358 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Reverend and Mrs. W. N. Parrish of Tyler on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 374 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hooker on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 375 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gilbreath on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 410 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming the students of Saint Mark's School of Dallas to Austin.
SR 422 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lucas of Tyler on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 423 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. James Redwine, Sr., on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 424 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Don Stephens on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 425 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Designating March 14, 1995, as Rockwall County Day at the Capitol.
SR 473 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kolb on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 474 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Extending best wishes to Melissa Hopson of Tawakoni.
SR 475 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lofland on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary.
SR 476 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 21, 1995, as Hunt County Day at the Capitol.
SR 543 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Gauntt Smith of Mabank on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 544 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jonathan David Payne of Dallas on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 545 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Andy Wagner of Mabank on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 546 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moon of Greenville on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 547 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grimes on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 560 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 29, 1995, as Ellis County Day at the Capitol.
SR 613 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller of Mineola on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 614 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 3, 1995, as Kaufman County Day at the Capitol.
SR 632 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Joe Compton of Celeste on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 633 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Bill Duncan of Greenville on their 55th wedding anniversary.
SR 634 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Charles Orr on their 40th wedding anniversary.
SR 654 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Berry of Leonard on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 655 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. James Piott of Trenton on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 656 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton of Greenville on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 765 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Harrell of Edgewood on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 779 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clinton of Delhi, Iowa, on their 45th wedding anniversary.
SR 785 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Berry of Celeste on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 786 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Floyd Wagstaff for his contributions to Tyler Junior College and the citizens of Tyler.
SR 787 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Kyle Grant Wilkison of Commerce on his notable achievements in the field of history.
SR 833 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Dougherty of Leonard on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 844 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Texas College Steers men's basketball team on its successful 1995 season.
SR 845 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Donald Davis of Greenville on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 846 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wineinger on their 45th wedding anniversary.
SR 902 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Kathleen Hill Becknell for her many contributions to the residents of Rains County.
SR 903 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Karen Raney, principal of Hubbard Middle School in Tyler, who was selected as the winner of the Texas Women's Alliance Excellence in Education Award.
SR 924 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Richard McClain of Caddo Mills on their 40th wedding anniversary.
SR 925 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ryan Truelove of Mabank on being honored at the Texas Career and Technology Education Awards Program.
SR 930 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wallace, Jr., on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 1005 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stapp of Leonard on their 60th wedding anniversary.
SR 1006 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jones of the Dixon Community on their 65th wedding anniversary.
SR 1007 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Reverend and Mrs. Roland Ratliff of Conway, Arkansas, on their 55th wedding anniversary.
SR 1008 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Mullins of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 1009 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratuating Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Thomas of Cumby on their 60th wedding anniversary.
SR 1047 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jertodd La-Raye Casselberry on his graduation from the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin.
SR 1048 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Connie Stout, director of the Texas Education Network, for her contributions to the educational system of Texas.
SR 1049 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ramsey of Honey Grove on their 65th wedding anniversary.
SR 1050 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sandlin of Greenville on their 40th wedding anniversary.
SR 1051 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Nelson East on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 1076 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Emery S. Cathey of Rains County on the occasion of his retirement from his lifelong career as an educator.
SR 1077 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Ann Zene Cathey for her 29 years of service as a schoolteacher with the Rains Independent School District.
SR 1108 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Gladys A. Johnson on the occasion of her retirement as principal of T. J. Austin Elementary School in Tyler.
SR 1127 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Jason Lewis of Abilene on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 1151 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sullivan of Oak Grove on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 1152 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ewell Smith of Rockwall on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 1153 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Steve Coats of Emory on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 1154 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Carolyn Jones on the occasion of her retirement from the Tyler Independent School District.
SR 1155 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Pat Freeman on the occasion of her retirement from the Tyler Independent School District.
SR 1156 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Ross E. Stansell on the occasion of his retirement from the Tyler Independent School District.
SR 1157 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Sarah Cartwright Edwards on the occasion of her retirement from the Tyler Independent School District.
SR 1161 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Lea Ann Wimberley on the occasion of her high school graduation.
SR 1184 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 1513.
SR 1257 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing William Carl Harlan on the occasion of his graduation from Honey Grove High School
SR 1271 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 466.
SR 1312 Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3021.
SR 1322 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stroud of Honey Grove on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 1323 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Morris of Bonham on their 45th wedding anniversary.
SR 1326 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Audra Lamm of Greenville on their 60th wedding anniversary.
73rd Regular Session
HB 697 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93
Caption: Relating to civil actions to abate certain activities of combinations or criminal street gangs.
HB 698 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93
Caption: Relating to the procedures applicable to the registration of motor vehicles.
HB 699 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to regulation of certain motor vehicle dealers and the sale, titling, and registration of certain motor vehicles.
HB 941 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority and responsibility of the Texas Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation.
HB 1083 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to eligibility of certain professional athletes for workers' compensation benefits.
HB 1131 Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to appeals of certain interlocutory orders and judgments upholding those orders.
HB 1167 Last Action: Tagged in committee
Caption: Relating to persons exempt from the registration requirement to practice as a property tax consultant.
HB 1229 Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of in committee
Caption: Relating to continuation, operations, and functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Office of Public Utility Counsel; providing penalties.
HB 1478 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the fitting and dispensing of hearing aids and speech-language pathology and audiology and to the creation of a new state board to replace the State Committee of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology and the Texas Board of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Aids.
HB 1479 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93
Caption: Relating to the regulation of optometry and to the continuation and functions of the Texas Optometry Board; providing penalties.
HB 1480 Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures
Caption: Relating to the continuation of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and to the regulation of alcoholic beverages and bingo; providing penalties.
HB 1663 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of discharging a firearm in certain metropolitan areas.
HB 1664 Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to a penalty in a residential lease for the late payment of rent.
HB 1665 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Health Professions Council, the continuation and functions of the Midwifery Board and the regulation of the practice of midwifery, the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians and the regulation of dietetics, and the abolition of the Texas Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators and the transfer of the regulation of nursing home administrators to the Texas Department of Health; providing penalties.
HB 1677 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and to the regulation of the practice of medicine; providing penalties.
HB 1764 Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the qualifications of certain court staff and support personnel.
HB 1942 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the allocation and distribution of money in the public transportation fund.
HB 1943 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to court costs in certain ad valorem tax proceedings.
HB 1944 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93
Caption: Relating to certain public retirement systems for police and fire personnel.
HB 2766 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93
Caption: Relating to an audit of the proceeds of criminal asset forfeitures.
HB 2767 Last Action: Referred to Investments & Banking
Caption: Relating to contributions to and benefits from the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
HB 2768 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation.
HB 2769 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to school district expenditures for administrative purposes.
HB 2770 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of a state agency to perform the functions relating to preserving and promoting history that are currently performed by certain state agencies.
HB 2771 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93
Caption: Relating to the regulation of bingo; providing penalties; imposing taxes.
HB 2794 Last Action: Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the continuation of certain state agencies subject to the Texas Sunset Act.
HCR 29 Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Granting Jo-Ann F. Garrigan, M.D., permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
HR 66 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring James W. Holbrook on the occasion of his retirement.
HR 296 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the student members and sponsors of the J. L. Long Middle School choir.
HR 359 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jose Maria Emeterio Avila Alonzo on the occasion of his first birthday and baptism.
HR 383 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Erin Burnette on her selection as Miss Texas Teen USA.
HR 523 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Paying tribute to the life of officer John Paul Jones, Jr.
HR 524 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the students, faculty, parents, and staff of Stonewall Jackson Elementary School.
HR 525 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Corporal Lawrence "Larry" D. Bromley.
HR 652 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the students from the High School for Health Professions for their diligent academic pursuits and interest in the legislative process and welcoming them to the Capitol.
HR 708 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Richard L. Randolph on his birthday and paying tribute to his lifetime of distinguished service and achievement.
HR 797 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Urging state agencies to investigate and implement telecommuting as a means to help reduce the costs of Texas state government.
HR 871 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 1062.
72nd Regular Session
HB 391 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain family violence offenses.
HB 392 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to secure a substandard building.
HB 524 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Motor Vehicle Commission.
HB 705 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Aircraft Pooling Board.
HB 706 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the operation and regulation of certain regional transportation authorities.
HB 749 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91
Caption: Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Turnpike Authority.
HB 750 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the transfer to a receiver of property not in compliance with municipal ordinances.
HB 751 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and the enforcement of weight and load limitations on public highways; providing civil penalties.
HB 1235 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of electricians and electrical contractors; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1244 Last Action: Coauthor Authorized
Caption: Relating to control share acquisitions and certain business combinations.
HB 1245 Last Action: Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to defining interest as excluding certain sums and values related to certain debt obligations and certificates of beneficial ownership.
HB 1429 Last Action: Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to the compensation received by a criminal law magistrate in Dallas County.
HB 1729 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain business relations.
HB 1730 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to motor vehicle inspections.
HB 1731 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to mobile refuse collectors.
HB 2667 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the coverage of a traveling or city salesman under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act.
HB 2668 Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption: Relating to exempting propane and compressed natural gas from the liquified tax.
HB 2669 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to exceptions from certain requirements to purchase or lease vehicles exceeding 39.5 feet in length and capable of using alternative fuels on the grounds of unavailability of such vehicles.
HCR 22 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commemorating the sesquicentennial of the city of Dallas.
HCR 89 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Declaring TEXAS HIGHWAYS to be the official host of the Toast to Texas for the State of Texas.
HCR 238 Last Action: Referred to House Administration
Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee on statewide transportation systems to analyze and recommend solutions for adequate and stable funding.
HJR 68 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment in aid of turnpikes, toll roads, and toll bridges.
HR 139 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Donna Marie Robertson on her birthday.
HR 659 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Eduardo Mata for his accomplishments in behalf of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
HR 825 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Resolving to suspend House Rule 14, Section 9(a) to enable the conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House Bill 524.
HR 1002 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Resolving to suspend Rule 14, Section 9(a) (1), of the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit the conference committee appointed to adjust the differences between the house and senate versions of S.B. No. 352.
HR 1085 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Resolving to suspend House Rule 14 to enable the conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate Bill No. 352.
72nd 1st Called Session
HB 9 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91
Caption: Relating to the regulation, construction, financing, and use of highways, rail facilities, airports, and other facilities for public transportation, including the regulation of private vehicles operated on highways.
HJR 4 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to compensation for property taken for public use.
HJR 10 Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment in aid of turnpikes, toll roads, and toll bridges.
HR 91 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Dr. Goran Bo Gustaf Klintmalm on his exceptional accomplishments as a physician, educator, and humanitarian.
HR 251 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending the Rules of the House of Representatives, 72nd Legislature to permit the conference committee appointed to adjust the differences between the house and senate versions of H.B. No. 9.
71st Regular Session
HB 220 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of the fraudulent transfer of a motor vehicle.
HB 540 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
HB 643 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the access that local governments have to certain criminal history information in the custody of the Department of Public Safety.
HB 644 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to a penalty in a residential lease for the late payment of rent.
HB 645 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to cooperative educational decision making for certain school districts and their employees.
HB 865 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of electricians and electrical contractors; providing a penalty.
HB 918 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the accountability review of certain regional transportation authorities.
HB 1062 Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm.
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Employers' Insurance Association to become a mutual insurance company.
HB 1097 Last Action: Referred to Energy
Caption: Relating to petroleum product franchises and the assignment thereof or succession thereto; providing for certain restrictions on franchise requirements of franchises; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1356 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the allocation and transfer of motor fuels tax revenues and certain other state revenues.
HB 1357 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to insurance coverage for public fireworks displays by certain political subdivisions.
HB 1358 Last Action: Reported from s/c fav. w/o amdt(s)
Caption: Relating to certain exemplary damages recoverable under the workers' compensation laws.
HB 1359 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89
Caption: Relating to the creation of a lien on certain proceeds for holders of perfected liens on motor vehicles.
HB 1523 Last Action: Reported from s/c fav. w/o amdt(s)
Caption: Relating to the purchasing, lease, or conversion of motor vehicles by state agencies, school districts, and local transit authorities and districts to assure use of compressed natural gas or other alternative....
HB 1524 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to workers' compensation insurance for employees of housing authorities.
HB 1525 Last Action: Transferred to Calendars Committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from open meetings and open records requirements for meetings and records regarding individual insurance claimants.
HB 1545 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to determining, regulating, and controlling workers' compensation insurance costs, the availability of workers' compensation insurance coverage, and the workers' compensation insurance system.
HB 1725 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of the workers' catastrophic loss fund; providing civil penalties.
HB 1776 Last Action: Companion considered in lieu in comm.
Caption: Relating to admissions to and programs at The University of Texas at Dallas.
HB 1812 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to permitting certain transportation entities to contract with political subdivisions' joint funds for workers' compensation coverage.
HB 1911 Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm.
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to inspect certain railroad facilities.
HB 2155 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to charges by a city for use of a street, alley or public way by a public utility.
HB 2551 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the payment for the purchase of road construction materials by a state agency.
HB 2552 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the manufacture, distribution, conversion and sale of certain motor vehicles.
HB 2553 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the abandonment or disposal of a hazardous, toxic, or dangerous substance; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 2554 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to control share acquisitions and certain business combinations.
HB 2581 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a high-speed rail facility.
HB 2582 Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm.
Caption: Relating to the Engineering Excellence Fund.
HB 2998 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a city, town or home-rule city to control the streets, alleys, and public grounds and highways; limiting the authority of a governing body of a city, town, or....
HB 2999 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a statewide system of poison and drug information services; amending the Texas Emergency Medical Services Act (Article 4447o, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);....
HB 3000 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to defining interest as excluding any sums paid or passed through, or obligated to be paid or to be passed through, or not paid as a result of a discounted sale price, on debt obligations or....
HB 3001 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to certain safety inspections performed by insurance carriers who write workers' compensation insurance; providing an administrative penalty.
HB 3002 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Workplace Safety and to certain reports to be filed with that committee; providing an administrative penalty.
HB 3003 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the consideration of safety records in awarding state contracts and to safety provisions in those contracts.
HB 3004 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to policies and rates for workers' compensation insurance.
HB 3005 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to service creditable in the elected class of membership of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
HB 3006 Last Action: Referred to Corrections
Caption: Relating to the Interagency Council on Sex Offender Treatment and to the establishment of a statewide registry of treatment providers of rehabilitation services for sex offenders.
HB 3007 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain corporations to use public roads, streets, and waters for magnetic telegraph lines.
HB 3062 Last Action: Rules suspended
Caption: Relating to conforming the Code of Criminal Procedure to the Government Code, providing certain penalties for jurors who fail to appear after being sworn, amending the Government Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure....
HCR 109 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Granting Klay E. Rogers and others permission to sue the State of Texas and Texas Department of Human Services.
HR 534 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Restating the legislative intent of the Public Utility Regulatory Act.
HR 608 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Lady Buccaneers of J. L. Long Middle School of Dallas.
HR 879 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of law enforcement officer Lisa Louise Sandel.
71st 1st Called Session
HB 41 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to defining interest as excluding certain sums and values related to certain debt obligations and certificates of beneficial ownership.
HB 42 Last Action: Effective in 90 days--10/18/89
Caption: Relating to admissions to and programs at The University of Texas at Dallas.
HCR 15 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress not to increase the federal motor fuels tax.
71st 2nd Called Session
HR 127 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Raymond E. Stotzer, Jr.
HR 221 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Allan Calkin.
71st 3rd Called Session
HB 117 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to public school finance.
71st 4th Called Session
HB 75 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to site-based decision making for certain school districts.
HB 162 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the composition and terms of the board of directors of the Texas High-Speed Rail Authority.
HR 61 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of William Nelson.
HR 157 Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: In memory of Gene Vance.
HR 170 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Gene Vance.
71st 6th Called Session
HB 38 Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar
Caption: Relating to the composition and terms of the board of directors of the Texas High-Speed Rail Authority.
70th Regular Session
HB 384 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain crane operators; providing penalties.
HB 516 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offenses of possession, manufacture, and delivery of a controlled substance not listed in a penalty group and for the offense of possession of a controlled substance not listed in a penalty group with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance not listed in a penalty group.
HB 557 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87
Caption: Relating to the lease of certain state-owned property by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
HB 670 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of dental laboratories.
HB 819 Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to the right of a fire fighter or police officer to appeal to a hearing examiner regarding a fire or police department decision for which an appeal is provided.
HB 825 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of local exchange telecommunications companies.
HB 908 Last Action: Effective on 1/1/88
Caption: Relating to regulations of certain motor carriers; providing civil and criminal penalties.
HB 1352 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Requiring hospitals to notify certain governmental entities of the admittance of a patient with a contagious or infectious disease; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1353 Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
Caption: Relating to the on-site coordination of hazardous materials transportation emergencies and the reporting of releases of hazardous materials to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
HB 1354 Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
Caption: Relating to the authority of local law enforcement agencies to provide certain criminal history information to certain political subdivisions.
HB 1355 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Turnpike Authority to study the feasibility of high speed rail facilities connecting the cities of Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth.
HB 1356 Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
Caption: Relating to trial by special judge in certain cases.
HB 1357 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the assignment of visiting judges.
HB 1358 Last Action: Pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to mandatory bilateral educational decision making for certain school districts and their employees.
HB 1359 Last Action: Comm. laid on table subj. to call
Caption: Relating to the offense of hindering secured creditors.
HB 1360 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87
Caption: Relating to providing workers' compensation coverage under local government insurance pools.
HB 1361 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to negotiating certain local govenment insurance coverages.
HB 1362 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to local government insurance pools issuing revenue bonds.
HB 1363 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87
Caption: Relating to local government workers' compensation.
HB 1364 Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
Caption: Providing for agreements in aid of turnpike projects between the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation or counties, political subdivisions (including cities), or local governmental entities and the Texas Turnpike Authority, and the issuance of bonds.
HB 1529 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the costs adjudged against the personal representative of an estate or guardianship for neglect or breach of a statutory or fiduciary duty.
HB 1530 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the sale and transportation of wine produced by Texas wineries.
HB 1531 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the manufacture, distribution, conversion, and sale of certain motor vehicles.
HB 1838 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87
Caption: Relating to the regulation by counties of transporters of liquid waste.
HB 2400 Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
Caption: Relating to regional transportation authorities created, organized and operating under and amending the provisions of Chapter 683, Acts of the 66th Legislature, 1979 (Article 1118y, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
HB 2614 Last Action: House passage reported
Caption: Relating to the issuance of a certificate to operate a horse-drawn carriage for hire; providing a criminal penalty.
HCR 13 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Requesting Congress to reauthorize the Federal-aid Highway Program.
HCR 225 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Granting the ECI Construction Company permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
HCR 232 Last Action: House passage reported
Caption: Granting the Kohfeldt family permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
HCR 238 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Granting the ECI Construction Company permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
HJR 65 Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment in aid of turnpikes, toll roads, and toll bridges.
HR 10 Caption: Appointment of committees to notify Senate and Governor.
HR 548 Caption: Commending the Dallas Police Association.
70th 2nd Called Session
HB 46 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the offense of hindering secured creditors.
HB 129 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the definition of commercial motor vehicle; providing penalties.
HB 141 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the assessment of damages in certain eminent domain proceedings.
HCR 28 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Granting the Kohfeldt family permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
HCR 29 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Granting ECI Construction Company permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
HCR 30 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Granting ECI Construction Company permission to sue the State of Texas and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
69th Regular Session
HB 124 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Repealing Chapter 15, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1961 (Article 9001, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), relating to the sale of goods on both the two consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday.
HB 125 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to costs adjudged against the personal representative of an estate or guardianship for neglect or breach of a statutory or fiduciary duty.
HB 218 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the frequency with which employers must pay wages.
HB 219 Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm.
Caption: Relating to the adoption of the Interstate Corrections Compact.
HB 396 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to appointment of a master for certain district courts in Dallas County.
HB 397 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to criminal law magistrates for district courts.
HB 405 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of time-share interests; giving the Texas Real Estate Commission and the attorney general certain authority; making violations subject to Section 17.46, Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business and Commerce Code.
HB 407 Last Action: Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the sale of certain property and to the use of the proceeds to provide mental health services.
HB 684 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the right of a person to have certain criminal records expunged.
HB 811 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to certain cities' authority and responsibilities with respect to county roads adjacent to territory annexed by the cities.
HB 812 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to a city's authority and responsibilities with respect to county roads adjacent to territory annexed by the city.
HB 865 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to attorney's fees, subrogation rights, and recovery from third persons by the workers' compensation second injury fund.
HB 871 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the acquisition, maintenance, and operation of a railroad by certain municipalities and other public agencies.
HB 999 Last Action: Reported from s/c fav. w/o amdt(s)
Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain statements of a child in court proceedings.
HB 1000 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the liability of parents for the acts of a child.
HB 1047 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the membership of the State Highway and Public Transportation Commission.
HB 1210 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to police departments authorized to take possession of abandoned motor vehicles.
HB 1259 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the reporting of vehicle accidents that result in injury to or the death of a person or in damage to a vehicle.
HB 1268 Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of
Caption: Relating to the appointment and functions of volunteer advocates in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 1280 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to certain employment, sales, and leasing practices; providing a penalty.
HB 1403 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the registration period for a motor vehicle.
HB 1606 Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to the maximum punishment for violation of municipal ordinances or rules or police regulations that govern vegetation and litter violations and to criminal jurisdiction of municipal courts; amending Articles 1011 and 1195, Revised Statutes, as amended, and amending Article 4.14, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965.
HB 1841 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the issuance of an annual permit authorizing the operation of certain overweight motor vehicle combinations.
HB 1986 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the construction of roads and highways in the State of Texas.
HB 2017 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the administration and financing of a program to provide representation by counsel and transcription services for indigent defendants in criminal cases.
HB 2066 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to overcharging for storage of motor vehicles, motorboats, vessels, or outboard motors; providing penalties.
HB 2140 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of hindering a secured creditor.
HB 2141 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the period of limitation applicable to a prosecution for misapplication of fiduciary property or property of a financial institution.
HB 2187 Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar
Caption: Relating to the types of property held by, the withdrawal of a unit of election from, and the letting of certain contracts by certain regional transportation authorities.
HB 2188 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the allocation of money in the public transportation fund and the disposition of money from that fund that is unexpended at the end of the biennium.
HB 2215 Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in s/c
Caption: Relating to a senior citizen rate for electrical utilities; providing a definition and a penalty.
HB 2284 Last Action: Postponed in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Criminal Court No. 11 of Dallas County.
HB 2285 Last Action: Postponed in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Criminal Court No. 12 of Dallas County.
HB 2286 Last Action: Postponed in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Criminal Court No. 13 of Dallas County.
HB 2321 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the liability of a landlord who does not return or properly account for a tenant's security deposit.
HB 2329 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to identification markings on certain motor vehicles; providing penalties.
HB 2367 Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to an appropriation to pay a claim against the State of Texas.
HB 2372 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Authorizing and making an appropriation to the Texas Real Estate Commission from the Real Estate License Fund; amending the Real Estate License Act; amending the Texas Timeshare Act (Article , Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), by adding Section 6A to create the Texas Timeshare Fund and to prescribe use of the funds; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2496 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the issuance of permits for certain lift equipment motor vehicles on public highways.
HCR 36 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Granting Herzog Contracting Corporation permission to sue the state.
HCR 60 Last Action: Companion document considered in lieu
Caption: Granting Brinderson Corporation permission to sue the University of Texas system.
HCR 70 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Urging Congress to enact interstate cost estimate legislation.
HCR 76 Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of
Caption: Granting J. A. Tobin Construction Company permission to sue the State of Texas.
HCR 194 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Granting Bay, Inc. permission to sue the state.
HCR 212 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Granting Herzog Contracting Corp. permission to sue the State of Texas, the State Highway and Public Transportation Commission and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation.
HJR 22 Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm.
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the placement of state inmates in the penal or correctional facilities of other states.
HJR 30 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to magistrates for district courts.
HJR 59 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment in aid of turnpike (road) improvements in populous counties (over 400,000) and counties adjoining them.
HR 36 Caption: Authorizing the state treasurer to use the House Chamber on March 22, 1985.
HR 316 Caption: Recognizing April 24 through May 22, 1985, as Children of Alcoholics Month.
69th 2nd Called Session
HB 14 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to permits to operate overweight vehicles on state highways.
69th 3rd Called Session
HB 66 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the acquisition and transmission of energy by an electric utility.
68th Regular Session
HB 158 Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with substitute
Caption: Relating to the administration and financing of a program to provide representation by counsel and transcription services for indigent defendants in criminal cases.
HB 197 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the period during which a suit against an alleged father of an illegitimate child may be brought to establish paternity.
HB 430 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the purposes for which cities may engage in zoning.
HB 632 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Relating to the allocation and use of state funds for highways and streets and to providing assistance to cities for city streets.
HB 690 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to adoption of the Interstate Corrections Compact.
HB 750 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to the distribution of voter registration information in certain apartment complexes.
HB 751 Last Action: See remarks
Caption: Relating to procedure for arrest, release, and appearance before a magistrate for certain misdemeanors.
HB 874 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of two family district courts in Dallas County.
HB 988 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to notice requirements, violations, and the requirement to keep minutes under the open meetings law.
HB 989 Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the disposition of certain hospital district records.
HB 990 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the restriction on making deductions from the compensation of public junior college employees.
HB 991 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the intestate succession to community property.
HB 992 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the quorum and the number of votes required for a commissioners court to levy a tax.
HB 1086 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Human Services
Caption: Relating to administrative proceedings involving the Texas Department of Human Resources.
HB 1087 Last Action: See remarks
Caption: Relating to jurisdiction of the municipal courts.
HB 1088 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Caption: Relating to appropriations to the attorney general's office for general operating purposes and for legal work relating to highways.
HB 1229 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the service plan and fare and service changes of a regional transportation authority in a metropolitan area.
HB 1628 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for participation in the discretionary program of the public transportation fund.
HB 2066 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to airport zoning regulations.
HB 2067 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to airport zoning regulations.
HB 2068 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to off-street parking facilities, terminals and facilities of cities over 650,000 population and the issuance and security of revenue bonds therefor.
HB 2069 Last Action: See remarks
Caption: Relating to lump-sum benefits from the Texas County and District Retirement System.
HB 2070 Last Action: No action taken
Caption: Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship and to suits in which the physical, emotional, or sexual abuse of a child is an issue.
HB 2071 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of time-share interests.
HB 2072 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to late filing of notice of intent to appeal an Industrial Accident Board's award and filing suit in District Court.
HB 2073 Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the regulation of ambulatory surgical centers; providing penalties.
HB 2074 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to recovery from third person; subrogation; compromise.
HB 2075 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to employee discrimination as the result of a workers' compensation claim.
HB 2102 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the powers of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System to fix the rate of incidental student fees.
HCR 86 Last Action: Comm. report printed & sent to Comm. on Local & Consent Cal.
Caption: Granting Ralph Mutchler, Marvin McLeroy, Johnny Martin, and Curtis Beckham permission to sue the state and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
HCR 109 Last Action: See remarks
Caption: Granting Titan Group, Inc. permission to sue the Trinity River Authority of Texas.
HJR 41 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the placement of state inmates in the penal or correctional facilities of other states.
68th 2nd Called Session
HB 101 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the assessment of damages in certain eminent domain proceedings.
HB 120 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to financing the construction, improvement, and maintenance of farm-to-market roads.
HB 121 Last Action: Motion withdrawn
Caption: Relating to the imposition of court costs and fines for convictions and deferred adjudications arising from violations of motor vehicle weight limits, and to an appropriation to the Department of Public Safety.
HCR 67 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending Leslie Benitez on her meritorious service as Chief of the Criminal Law Enforcement Division of the Attorney General's Office and congratulating her on her appointment as General Counsel to the Governor of Texas.
67th Regular Session
HB 594 Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments
Caption: Relating to the transfer of assets to and the naming and the authority of a custodian under the Texas Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.
HB 1142 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to removal of the exemption for certain insurers from The Texas Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool.
HB 1143 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the administration and financing of a program to provide representation by counsel and transcription services for indigent defendants in criminal cases.
HB 1144 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to close corporations.
HB 1145 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the intestate succession to community property.
HB 1248 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to insurance covering certain installment sales and deferred or partial payment contract risks.
HB 2021 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the discharge of fines and costs by a person convicted of a misdemeanor.
HB 2022 Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call
Caption: Relating to good conduct earned by prisoners in county jails.
HB 2023 Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call
Caption: Relating to interest on damages awarded in court actions.
HB 2053 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System to transfer certain medical equipment to public or nonprofit hospitals.
HB 2054 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health Services
Caption: Relating to medical malpractice for medical staff and students of various institutions.
HB 2055 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of motor-bus transportation of passengers on the public highways.
HB 2056 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to jurisdiction of the municipal courts.
HB 2324 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Insurance
Caption: Relating to prohibiting prepayment as a condition of medical treatment for certain persons and requiring prompt payment of certain insurance claims.
HB 2350 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of housing finance corporations, bonds issued for housing in the State of Texas and entities issuing such bonds, housing in economically depressed or blighted areas. pref. no. 87.
HCR 60 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Granting Hunt Electronics permission to sue the state.
66th Regular Session
HB 261 Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs
Caption: Creating a public agency of the State of Texas to be known as the Texas Housing Finance Agency, and prescribing its purposes; defining terms; authorizing the agency to issue revenue bonds to provide money for its purposes, including the providing of dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; prescribing the governing board, organization, functions, operation, powers, and duties of the agency; providing for the payment and security of the agency's bonds; prescribing the characteristics of the agency's bonds; providing for refunding the agency's bonds; creating a reserve fund for the agency's bonds, to be established with the state treasurer, and to be funded and maintained with bond proceeds or other resources of the agency; prescribing procedures for restoration of depletions of the reserve fund by appropriations; enacting other provisions relating to the subject; providing for the cumulative effect of the Act; providing a severability clause.
HB 364 Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to enhanced penalties for offenses against the elderly.
HB 365 Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement
Caption: Relating to the identification and preservation of certain natural areas in the state.
HB 366 Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting
Caption: Relating to the compensation by the state of victims of certain crimes.
HB 751 Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement
Caption: Relating to municipal authority regarding the furnishing of surety bonds by public works contractors.
HB 752 Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs
Caption: Relating to programs of political subdivisions to increase contract awards to minority businesses.
HB 886 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Regions, Compacts & Districts
Caption: Relating to the boundaries of single-member districts of political subdivisions located in Dallas County.
HB 1214 Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Malpractice
Caption: Relating to a definition of medical staff and students eligible for malpractice protection.
HB 1256 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education
Caption: Relating to the qualifications of certain paraprofessional school personnel.
HB 1359 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the tuition paid by foreign students at state-supported institutions of higher education.
HB 1360 Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement
Caption: Relating to a temporary guardianship for minors by reason of residence.
HB 1512 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to workers' compensation insurers' appointment of an agent for service of process and for receiving other communications.
HB 1513 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to the effect of sick leave and emergency leave on workers' compensation for state employees.
HB 1514 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to venue in a suit appealing a decision of the Industrial Accident Board.
HB 1515 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to a parent's entitlement to the workers' compensation death benefits of a deceased worker.
HB 1516 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the report of an accident resulting in an injury to an employee filed by an employer with the Industrial Accident Board.
HB 1517 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to workers' compensation death benefits.
HB 1518 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to workers covered by workers' compensation for state employees.
HB 1519 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to notice of cancellation of policies by insurance companies writing workers' compensation insurance.
HB 1644 Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Revenue Administration
Caption: Relating to state payments to relieve the burden of ad valorem taxes on residences of the elderly.
HB 1825 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the criminal offenses involving the conduct of passengers on buses.
HB 1875 Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting
Caption: Creating a public agency of the State of Texas to be known as the Texas Housing Finance Authority, and prescribing its purposes; defining terms; authorizing the authority to issue revenue bonds to provide money for its purposes, including primarily the providing of dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; prescribing the governing board, organization, functions, operation, powers, and duties of the authority; providing for the payment and security of the authority's bonds; providing for refunding the authority's bonds; providing for a reserve fund or funds for the authority's bonds, to be established with the state treasurer or at any other place or places, and to be funded and maintained with bond proceeds or other resources of the authority; enacting other provisions relating to the subject; providing for the cumulative effect of the Act; providing a severability clause; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1876 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Authorizing cities and counties to create and utilize public nonprofit corporations for the purpose of providing a means of financing the cost of residential ownership and development that will provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for residents; defining terms; prescribing the procedures for the creation, organization, and dissolution of a corporation; prescribing the powers of a corporation; providing for the issuance, payment, security, and characteristics of a corporation's bonds; providing for exemption from taxation of properties of a corporation; enacting other provisions relating to the subject; providing for the cumulative effect of the act; providing a severability clauses; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1958 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to the application of general workers' compensation law to certain special workers' compensation programs.
HB 1959 Last Action: Placed on daily General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the sale of fine art multiples; providing a penalty.
HB 2123 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to nonresident employers, service of process.
HB 2124 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the definition of doing business in this state.
HB 2145 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to administration of the Texas Housing Rehabilitation Act.
HB 2162 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to boundaries of single-member districts of political subdivisions located in Dallas County.
HCR 150 Last Action: Referred to Committee on House Administration
Caption: Granting Coopers and Lybrand permission to sue the state.
HR 85 Caption: Inviting the National Democratic Party to hold their 1980 Presidential Nominating Convention in Texas.
65th Regular Session
HB 1187 Last Action: Effective in 90 days
Caption: Relating to the determination of heirship of a ward who dies instestate and the sale of property of the ward under certain circumstances.
HB 1249 Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to a landlord's duty to maintain residential premises in habitable condition.
HB 1287 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to lawfulness of arrest, search, or custody as an element of certain resisting or escape offenses.
HB 1554 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to procedure for arrest, release, and appearance before a magistrate for certain misdemeanors.
HB 1555 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to a defendant's election to have a jury assess punishment or recommend probation.
HB 1726 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the civil liability of a mixed beverage permittee who sells or gives an alcoholic beverage to an intoxicated person.
HB 1727 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the rights of an artist with regard to the resale of a work of fine art.
HB 1985 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the identification and preservation of certain natural areas in this state.
HB 2122 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs
Caption: Creating municipal small claims courts in certain cities; providing for the jurisdiction, venue, administration and procedures of these courts and declaring an emergency.
HCR 89 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Granting Morris Corbray, et al., permission to sue the state and the Department of Highways and Public Transportation.